Caste violence continued to divide the impoverished state of Bihar. There, the Ranvir Sena, a banned private militia of upper-caste landlords that had been operating with impunity since 1994, waged war on various Maoist guerrilla factions, such as the People's War Group (PWG). These guerrilla groups advocated higher wages and more equitable land distribution for lower-caste laborers. The cycle of retaliatory attacks claimed many civilian lives.
On April 25, upper-caste Rajputs shot and killed four Dalits and seriously injured three in Rohtas district, Bihar. Rajputs subsequently burned down the entire Dalit hamlet, leaving all twenty-five families homeless. The attack was reportedly in retaliation for the killing of two Rajputs a few days earlier by members of the outlawed PWG. On June 16, in Miapur village in Bihar's Aurangabad district, the Ranvir Sena slaughtered thirty-four lower-caste men, women, and children. Survivors reported that police left the scene when the attacking mob entered the village. The massacre was reportedly to avenge the killings by Maoist guerrillas of twelve upper-caste Bhumihars the week before, and thirty-four Bhumihars in March 1999. Some Ranvir Sena members were arrested in the weeks that followed, but there was no precedent for successful prosecutions in such cases.
Police blamed the July 13 killings of four upper-caste Hindus in Garwah district on the PWG. On September 13 the Maoist Communist Centre, another armed group, slit nine people
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by masood m on Jul 29, 2007 07:14 PM Permalink
You say that cause you must be a upper caste guy... used to torturing the lower caste... so obviously you won't consider it a big deal.
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by monika tripathi on Jul 29, 2007 07:20 PM Permalink
sorry boss the description of the upper caste guys that you have given above do not reside in cities. So they cant reply to ur msgs.
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by monika tripathi on Jul 29, 2007 07:18 PM Permalink
The best thing about hindutva is that it has been a dynamic religion. It had many ill practices like sati, dowry, inequality between men and women, caste system but people from this religion itself have started removing these ill practices. So you see this religion keeps on evolving and removing bad practices. A hindu can always visit a church or a mosque. A hindu can adjust his lifestyle based on country of his residence. His religion does not bar a hindu to do all this. The good reason for all this Hinduism does not restrict its follower and does not differentiate between human beings. You see that the world today needs a religion like hinduism which promotes equality and peace.
